Transforming brick manufacturing in Bangladesh to promote clean air and better health
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Inefficient operation of coal-fired brick kilns that results in substantial emissions of PM2.5, black carbon, and CO2.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15354089
- Lead Sponsor
- Stanford Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 276
Inclusion Criteria
The unit of randomization will be brick kilns. The study subjects will include the owner and workers of the brick kiln. Inclusion criteria for brick kilns are:
1. The kiln owner is a member of the Bangladesh Brick Makers Owners Association.
2. The kiln owner operates at least one coal-fired zigzag kiln that is located in Khulna Division.
3. The kiln owner consents to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Participated in the pilot study
2. Took efforts on their own to adopt interventions similar to those implemented in the pilot study
3. Unwilling to be randomized to a control group
4. Already have one kiln from this owner enrolled in the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method